Well, at least I finally this "famous" movie. It took me a long time but so many people have said "it was so bad that it was good" I finally gave it a shot. Previously, I settled for enjoying the Tim Burton "Ed Wood" film, which is very good and tells the story of the making of this movie.

Well, I agree "Plan 9" is bad and, yes, perhaps, "the worst movie of all time" as many label it, but I'm sure there are worse ones out there. Really! I've seen worse (usually the "B" sci-fi movies of the '50s, too!)

I loved the first third of this film. I laughed many times at the hokey flying saucers, the walking "dead" and the corny dialog. I thought, "Wow, this was a bad (meaning good) as advertised," but then I found the film starting to lag at the 35-40-minute mark and recovered a little bit in the end, but not enough to make me want to watch this again. It got too talking and too preachy. Holy cow, this movie is nothing but preaching for everyone to take "flying saucers" seriously. Then we got more preaching at the end about the usual how- violent-mankind-is" blah, blah, blah. The writers here obviously took themselves too seriously. They should have just kept it as sci-fi/horror flick without all the heavy-handed preaching.

Highlights included Tor Johnson's face, the many lines of ridiculous dialog, Vampira's zombie walk with her outstretched hand, and Criswell's incredible speeches and the beginning and end of the movie! All of the above made me laugh almost every time!

What can I say! This is not a "1" or a "10" movie... and neither it deserves any grade in between. It's simply a guilty pleasure for me... watching the absurd sights... listening to the amazingly inept dialogue, worthy of George Lucas' "Episode II" (maybe it's a bit better ;),watching Bela Lugosi freeze for a couple of frames, then being replaced by someone else...

No, it's not the worst film ever made. No, it's not the best one, either. It is the testament of someone who wanted to leave his mark, made an honest effort to deliver the goods (Ed Wood, of course),and instead delivered a strange mix that works because it makes us perfectly identified with him. As in "if I made a movie, I'd surely make one as bad / good / unintentionally funny as this one".

Yep. Ed Wood is one of us. Long live "Plan 9" and his misunderstood director.

I do agree this movie has a lot of problems, but it is somehow entertaining and somewhat of a guilty pleasure. It is often cited as the worst movie ever made, and while it is nothing especially to rave about, I have honestly seen much worse movies and I can also think of worse directors than Ed Wood Jnr(ie. Friedberg and Seltzer),and I actually consider Plan 9 one of my favourite "bad" films.

Yes, the acting is amateur and full to the brim with overacting. Yes, the sets are wobbly. Yes, the special effects are crude, especially the use of hub-caps for flying saucers. And yes, the stock footage can be messy. However, I do find it entertaining, because the film does have some truly funny dialogue(decide for yourself if and when you see it whether it is intentional or not) and some interesting shots of Bela Lugosi(and the fake body double). Also Ed Wood Jnr does direct with heart, and the film moves briskly and doesn't feel too long or too short.

So overall, a guilty pleasure and not a bad way to spend 75 or so minutes. 7/10 Bethany Cox